Telling the story of the grid
About this episode
David Roberts interviews Ben Eidelson and Anay Shah about the history of the US electricity grid and its relevance to current political and technological issues.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.volts.wtf Ben Eidelson and Anay Shah run the Stepchange podcast, which recently put out a magisterial four-hour (!) episode on the history of the US electricity grid. I talk with them about some of the colorful characters and stories involved, the big fights and broad lessons learned, and how the history echoes in today’s political and technological struggles.
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